Comments on: Vote Early and Often http://dervala.net/2004/01/28/vote-early-and-often/ A love letter Mon, 21 May 2012 17:00:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Steve http://dervala.net/2004/01/28/vote-early-and-often/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Steve Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:06:00 +0000 http://dervala.net/?p=524#comment-380 As a former Deaniac I recall we raised a good deal of money and spent a LOT of it on TV. We even set a record (for the time) for total funds raised in a quarter. My recollection is that we lost by substantial margins in every state except the one of residence of our beloved "Doctor Dean." Passing thought. As a former Deaniac I recall we raised a good deal of money and spent a LOT of it on TV. We even set a record (for the time) for total funds raised in a quarter. My recollection is that we lost by substantial margins in every state except the one of residence of our beloved “Doctor Dean.” Passing thought.

]]> By: Vincent D Murphy http://dervala.net/2004/01/28/vote-early-and-often/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Vincent D Murphy Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:56:01 +0000 http://dervala.net/?p=524#comment-379 I think it would be very important that the 'Abstain' option is there -- I don't think it can be taken for granted. Check out http://www.noneoftheabove.ie/ . (Sorry but I wasn't able to make that a clickable link.) Overall, I think voting and elections in Ireland are about to get a hell of a lot less democratic in the near future. I don't think I'll be voting at all in this years local and european elections in Ireland, because the mandarins are introducing electronic voting without a Voter-Verifiable Audit Trail (VVAT). This will be the first time I have not exercised my right to vote in Ireland; I don't know how else to respond. http://evoting.cs.may.ie/ may be of interest. I think it would be very important that the ‘Abstain’ option is there — I don’t think it can be taken for granted. Check out http://www.noneoftheabove.ie/ . (Sorry but I wasn’t able to make that a clickable link.)

Overall, I think voting and elections in Ireland are about to get a hell of a lot less democratic in the near future.

I don’t think I’ll be voting at all in this years local and european elections in Ireland, because the mandarins are introducing electronic voting without a Voter-Verifiable Audit Trail (VVAT). This will be the first time I have not exercised my right to vote in Ireland; I don’t know how else to respond. http://evoting.cs.may.ie/ may be of interest.

]]> By: Dervala http://dervala.net/2004/01/28/vote-early-and-often/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Dervala Thu, 29 Jan 2004 05:37:37 +0000 http://dervala.net/?p=524#comment-378 Wow! I never knew that. Thanks, Michael. Wow! I never knew that. Thanks, Michael.

]]> By: Michael http://dervala.net/2004/01/28/vote-early-and-often/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Michael Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:02:26 +0000 http://dervala.net/?p=524#comment-377 Voting is compulsory in Australia, with a small fine for absentees (maybe $50). The turnout is typically very high. Australia also has a different vote counting mechanism (instant run-off I think, instead of winner takes all) which gives minority parties and independents more influence. I don't know if any of this actually helps us, but it's better than nothing :) Voting is compulsory in Australia, with a small
fine for absentees (maybe $50).
The turnout is typically very high.

Australia also has a different vote counting
mechanism (instant run-off I think, instead of
winner takes all) which gives minority parties
and independents more influence.

I don’t know if any of this actually helps us, but it’s better than nothing :)

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